Clinical Instructor - Surgical Technology

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Hoffman Estates (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inc. is seeking a Clinical Instructor for its Surgical Technology program. The role focuses on serving as a clinical resource, assigning cases, and evaluating students during their rotations to ensure high-quality educational outcomes.

The instructor will collaborate with program staff, maintain professional standards, and promote a safe learning environment while guiding students through weekly assessments and evaluations.

Qualifications

• Must be a Certified Surgical Technologist.
• Minimum of three years of total operating room scrub or instructional experience within the past five years.
• Credential in surgical technology through a national certification program accredited by the NCCA.

Responsibilities

• Serve as clinical resource for Surgical Technology students and assign/monitor their clinical duties.
• Coordinate with OR Educator/Charge Nurse to determine student placement.
• Observe and evaluate student performance during rotations and complete weekly evaluations.
• Provide timely feedback and guidance for student improvement.

Skills

Certified Surgical Technologist

Interpersonal skills

Collaboration

Education

Certified Surgical Technologist credential with NCCA accreditation

Job description

ABOUT US

QUALIFICATIONS

Educational Requirements: Must be a Certified SurgicalTechnologist.

Experience Requirements: Faculty must be qualified byeducation and experience. The Clinical Instructor must have aminimum total of three years of experience, either in the operatingroom scrub role or as an instructor in surgical technology, or acombination of both, within the past five years. Must possess acredential in the field of surgical technology through a nationalcertification program that is accredited by the National Commissionon Certifying Agencies (NCCA). Will collaborate with the ClinicalManager, the Schedule Coordinator and/or the EducationalCoordinator for the Operating Room. Will possess good interpersonalskills in relating to students, clinical personnel andphysicians.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Clinical Instructor will be a clinical resource person for theSurgical Technology students and will be responsible for theirassignments, when applicable, observing students during their clinical rotation andcompleting clinical evaluations.

Duties of Position

• Assigns appropriate cases to each student when applicable orcommunicate with the OR Educator/Charge Nurse to determineappropriate student placement.
• Monitors each student's progress throughout the course of theclinical rotation, through weekly site visits or in the directionof the clinical site.
• Makes himself/herself available for students' questions andlearning needs.
• Exhibits professional behavior and serves as a role model forstudents.
• Promotes patient and student safety.
• Creates a positive and supportive learning environment, includingbeing an advocate for the student's status as a learner.
• Makes systematic observations and objective judgements aboutstudent performance.
• Observes each student individually once a week.
• Completes a weekly electronic survey documenting the student’sprogress.
• Gives each student timely feedback about his/her performance,providing suggestions for improvement.
• Met regularly with the Program Coordinator to maintain productivetwo-way communication between the program and Operating Roompersonnel.
• Midway and at the end of each rotation, prepares a ClinicalEvaluation Form, documenting the progress of each student.
• Provides feedback to the program about current department/hospitalpolicies or changes in practice in the field and makes suggestionsfor program modifications or improvement.
• Participates in continuing education seminars and in professionaldevelopment opportunities to maintain current state-of-the-artknowledge and skills.
• Attends two (2) meetings a year with the Program Coordinator andfaculty to discuss program goals, policies and educationalmethodologies.

Note: It is recognized that division of the duties of the ClinicalInstructor may vary among clinical sites. Therefore, some of theduties listed for the Clinical Instructor may be delegated to thestaff members who are acting as preceptors (e.g. monitoring and assessing student progress, conducting weekly evaluationconferences with each student, providing guidance and suggestionsfor student improvement, and completing the Clinical EvaluationForm) but the responsibility for assuring that these activitiesoccur remains with the clinical instructor.

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ABOUT THE TEAM

RESPONSIBILITIES

Duties of Position

• Assigns appropriate cases to each student when applicable orcommunicate with the OR Educator/Charge Nurse to determineappropriate student placement.
• Monitors each student's progress throughout the course of theclinical rotation, through weekly site visits or in the directionof the clinical site.
• Makes himself/herself available for students' questions andlearning needs.
• Exhibits professional behavior and serves as a role model forstudents.
• Promotes patient and student safety.
• Creates a positive and supportive learning environment, includingbeing an advocate for the student's status as a learner.
• Makes systematic observations and objective judgements aboutstudent performance.
• Observes each student individually once a week.
• Completes a weekly electronic survey documenting the student’sprogress.
• Gives each student timely feedback about his/her performance,providing suggestions for improvement.
• Met regularly with the Program Coordinator to maintain productivetwo-way communication between the program and Operating Roompersonnel.
• Midway and at the end of each rotation, prepares a ClinicalEvaluation Form, documenting the progress of each student.
• Provides feedback to the program about current department/hospitalpolicies or changes in practice in the field and makes suggestionsfor program modifications or improvement.
• Participates in continuing education seminars and in professionaldevelopment opportunities to maintain current state-of-the-artknowledge and skills.
• Attends two (2) meetings a year with the Program Coordinator andfaculty to discuss program goals, policies and educationalmethodologies.

Note: It is recognized that division of the duties of the ClinicalInstructor may vary among clinical sites. Therefore, some of theduties listed for the Clinical Instructor may be delegated to thestaff members who are acting as preceptors (e.g. monitoring and assessing student progress, conducting weekly evaluationconferences with each student, providing guidance and suggestionsfor student improvement, and completing the Clinical EvaluationForm) but the responsibility for assuring that these activitiesoccur remains with the clinical instructor.

Schedule Information: Work schedule is determined by the surgicaltechnology program coordinator.